Living in Wood Heights, MO: what to set up and who to call
In Wood Heights, trash day is Wednesday (Redgate Disposal collects). Tap water in most of Wood Heights comes from the Mo American Wood Heights water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wood Heights, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Wood Heights.
Power comes from Union Electric
Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Wood Heights. Its homes paid an average of 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $137 a month (its average across Missouri).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Mo American Wood Heights water system
The Mo American Wood Heights water system supplies Wood Heights: about 82% of residents live in its service area. About 15% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Excelsior Springs PWS and Ray County Cons Pwsd 2 as sellers) and serves 750 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.8 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MO1010871.
8 home internet providers serve Wood Heights
100% of 283 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Fiber | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 82% | 1,000/50 |
| Spectrum | Fiber | 13% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 96% | 150/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 90% | 100/20 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 50% | 400/30 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Wood Heights is Wednesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Wood Heights, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
From woodheights-mo.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Wood Heights is in Excelsior Springs 40 School District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Wood Heights is in ZIP code 64024
ZIP codes where Wood Heights residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wood Heights | ZIP’s residents in Wood Heights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64024 | Excelsior Springs, MO | 100% | 5% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Wood Heights
Who supplies Wood Heights’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Mo American Wood Heights water system (EPA ID MO1010871). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Wood Heights?
Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Wood Heights?
United Fiber, Mediacom Xtream, Spectrum, Mercury Fiber, T-Mobile, Wisper (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wood Heights?
64024. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wood Heights in?
Excelsior Springs 40 School District.
How do I register to vote in Wood Heights?
In Missouri you can register online until 27 days before Election Day, in person until 27 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 27 days before). Elections here are run by the Ray. Check your registration at voteroutreach.sos.mo.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: Wood Heights’ own website (woodheights-mo.gov), read Oct 23, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.